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THE WORDS OF THE BUDDHA — VOLUME 9

The Six Sense Bases

The Six Sense Bases — Volume 9 of The Words of The Buddha

Teachings directly from The Buddha on The Six Sense Bases and the training needed to understand, restrain, and liberate the mind from craving and discontentedness.

Table of Contents

Chapter
Title
Begin Here
Before You Begin
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Note
Note from Author
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Preface
Preface
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Chapter 1
The Six Sense Bases
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Chapter 2
The Simile of The Great Log
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Chapter 3
Five Cords of Sensual Pleasure
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Chapter 4
One Who Guards The Doors of The Six Sense Bases
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Chapter 5
One To Reach Growth, Increase, and Maturity in This Training Discipline
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Chapter 6
The Three Underlying Tendencies
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Chapter 7
Who Seeks Excitement in Discontentedness is Not Freed From Discontentedness
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Chapter 8
Who Seeks Excitement in The Six Sense Bases Seeks Excitement in Discontentedness
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Chapter 9
One Dwelling with Craving As A Partner
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Chapter 10
Incapable of Growth, Increase, and Maturity in The Teachings and Discipline
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Chapter 11
With Destruction of Excitement The Mind is Liberated
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Chapter 12
Craving/Desire is the Root of Discontentedness
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Chapter 13
What One Intends One Has a Tendency Towards
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Chapter 14
Do Not Favor Existence Not Even For The Lasting of A Finger-Snap
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Chapter 15
Craving is the Fuel of Rebirth
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Chapter 16
With Gratification Craving Increases
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Chapter 17
Craving is The Basis for Coming and Going Which is The Cause of Discontentedness
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Chapter 18
The End of Coming and Going
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Chapter 19
Excitement is Clinging One with Clinging is Not Liberated
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Chapter 20
The Noble Eight Fold Path The Way of Practice Leading to the Elimination of Discontentedness
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Chapter 21
One Must Put Forth Extra Intention, Effort, and Energy
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Chapter 22
Excitement to be Abandoned in All Acts
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Chapter 23
The Four Efforts (First Discourse)
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Chapter 24
The Four Efforts (Second Discourse)
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Chapter 25
The Ending of The Round
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Chapter 26
Mindfulness Directed to the Body “A Strong Post for Mind”
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Chapter 27
The Simile of The Tortoise
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Chapter 28
Sense-Control Leads To Liberating Wisdom and Insight
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Chapter 29
Without Restraint One Dwells Negligently With Restraint One Resides Diligently
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Chapter 30
Diligence is Declared to be The Chief
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Chapter 31
Only With Sense Control That One Can Fulfill The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
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Chapter 32
Taints To Be Abandoned By Restraining
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Chapter 33
Taints To Be Abandoned By Removing
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Chapter 34
Benefit When Taints Are Abandoned
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Chapter 35
Dispelling the Contact
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Chapter 36
By Way of Right Intention
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Chapter 37
One Who Dismantles Not Builds Up Abandons and Not Clings To The Five Aggregates
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Chapter 38
See As It Really Is
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Chapter 39
One Who Develops Mindfulness of Death Diligently for The Destruction of the Taints
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Chapter 40
The Supreme Development of The Sense Bases
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Chapter 41
One Who is Engaged is Unliberated One Who is Disengaged is Liberated
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Chapter 42
Without Excitement The Three Underlying Tendencies Are Abandoned
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Chapter 43
Freed From Discontentedness
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Chapter 44
Transcending Physical Pain by Avoiding Mental Pain
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Chapter 45
Four Persons Found Existing in the World
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Chapter 46
Dedication Causes The Arising of Wholesome States
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Chapter 47
Teachings and Discipline Will Be Your Teacher
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Author
Author
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Restoration
Restoration of The Buddha’s Teachings: The Path to Enlightenment
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The Goal
The Goal: An Entire Species of Enlightened Beings
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Why I Teach
Why Have I Decided to Teach The Path to Enlightenment as Taught by Gotama Buddha?
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Why Thailand
Why I Reside and Teach in Thailand?
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Invitation
Invitation to Learn
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Begin Here

Before You Begin

Note

Note from Author

Preface

Preface

Chapter 1

The Six Sense Bases

Chapter 2

The Simile of The Great Log

Chapter 3

Five Cords of Sensual Pleasure

Chapter 4

One Who Guards The Doors of The Six Sense Bases

Chapter 5

One To Reach Growth, Increase, and Maturity in This Training Discipline

Chapter 6

The Three Underlying Tendencies

Chapter 7

Who Seeks Excitement in Discontentedness is Not Freed From Discontentedness

Chapter 8

Who Seeks Excitement in The Six Sense Bases Seeks Excitement in Discontentedness

Chapter 9

One Dwelling with Craving As A Partner

Chapter 10

Incapable of Growth, Increase, and Maturity in The Teachings and Discipline

Chapter 11

With Destruction of Excitement The Mind is Liberated

Chapter 12

Craving/Desire is the Root of Discontentedness

Chapter 13

What One Intends One Has a Tendency Towards

Chapter 14

Do Not Favor Existence Not Even For The Lasting of A Finger-Snap

Chapter 15

Craving is the Fuel of Rebirth

Chapter 16

With Gratification Craving Increases

Chapter 17

Craving is The Basis for Coming and Going Which is The Cause of Discontentedness

Chapter 18

The End of Coming and Going

Chapter 19

Excitement is Clinging One with Clinging is Not Liberated

Chapter 20

The Noble Eight Fold Path The Way of Practice Leading to the Elimination of Discontentedness

Chapter 21

One Must Put Forth Extra Intention, Effort, and Energy

Chapter 22

Excitement to be Abandoned in All Acts

Chapter 23

The Four Efforts (First Discourse)

Chapter 24

The Four Efforts (Second Discourse)

Chapter 25

The Ending of The Round

Chapter 26

Mindfulness Directed to the Body “A Strong Post for Mind”

Chapter 27

The Simile of The Tortoise

Chapter 28

Sense-Control Leads To Liberating Wisdom and Insight

Chapter 29

Without Restraint One Dwells Negligently With Restraint One Resides Diligently

Chapter 30

Diligence is Declared to be The Chief

Chapter 31

Only With Sense Control That One Can Fulfill The Four Foundations of Mindfulness

Chapter 32

Taints To Be Abandoned By Restraining

Chapter 33

Taints To Be Abandoned By Removing

Chapter 34

Benefit When Taints Are Abandoned

Chapter 35

Dispelling the Contact

Chapter 36

By Way of Right Intention

Chapter 37

One Who Dismantles Not Builds Up Abandons and Not Clings To The Five Aggregates

Chapter 38

See As It Really Is

Chapter 39

One Who Develops Mindfulness of Death Diligently for The Destruction of the Taints

Chapter 40

The Supreme Development of The Sense Bases

Chapter 41

One Who is Engaged is Unliberated One Who is Disengaged is Liberated

Chapter 42

Without Excitement The Three Underlying Tendencies Are Abandoned

Chapter 43

Freed From Discontentedness

Chapter 44

Transcending Physical Pain by Avoiding Mental Pain

Chapter 45

Four Persons Found Existing in the World

Chapter 46

Dedication Causes The Arising of Wholesome States

Chapter 47

Teachings and Discipline Will Be Your Teacher

Author

Author

Restoration

Restoration of The Buddha’s Teachings: The Path to Enlightenment

The Goal

The Goal: An Entire Species of Enlightened Beings

Why I Teach

Why Have I Decided to Teach The Path to Enlightenment as Taught by Gotama Buddha?

Why Thailand

Why I Reside and Teach in Thailand?

Invitation

Invitation to Learn

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